WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals Latest Legal Failures by States Challenging Trump Administration's CFPB Funding Cuts * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lack evidence of any actual harm in their lawsuit challenging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought's efforts to cut funding from the Consumer Financial Protectio  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- The American School Counselor Association issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * American School Counselor Association Announces 2026 RAMP(R) Schools This year, 208 schools in 34 states received the Recognized ASCA Model Program(R) (RAMP(R)) designation. These schools will be honored during a special ceremony at the ASCA Annual Conference in New Orleans, La., in July for making an exemplary commitment to their school counseling program. T  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Anchorage man sentenced to over 13 years for role in Alaska drug trafficking conspiracy The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. * An Anchorage man was sentenced today to over 13 years in prison for conspiring with others to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin in Alaska on behalf of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP UNLAWFUL DATA DEMAND TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES * New Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy, Threaten Schools with Baseless Investigations Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration's demand that higher education institutions pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Bridget Burns, EdD'17: advancing cross-institutional collaboration in higher education * The Academic Senate at the University of California, Berkeley, created the Clark Kerr Award in 1968 to honor extraordinary contributions to the advancement of higher education. Past recipients include former Supreme Court Justice and California Governor Earl Warren, Carnegie Corporation President Vartan Grego  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Passes Two Bipartisan Housing Bills Through the Senate * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate passed Congresswoman Janelle Bynum's (OR-05) bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Home Building Act and her bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act, as part of a broader package, through the Senate, making it one step closer to becoming law. The Accelerating Home Building Act will help build more h  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Court Reverses Unlawful U.S. Department of the Interior Conservation Grant Cancellations Nearly $14 Million for Vital Conservation Environmental Work to be Released * EUGENE, Ore. - A federal court has declared the U.S. Department of the Interior (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * FAIR Investigation Reveals 'Dangerous Trifecta' Policies in Eight States Enabling Widespread Noncitizen Voting * Report Uncovers Thousands of Illegal Aliens on Voter Rolls, Stonewalling by Officials WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today released an investigative report exposing how eight "worst offender" jurisdi  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 12 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Joins Call for Congress to Reclaim Authority on Tariffs * Salem, OR - Governor Kotek joined 18 other Governors in signing a letter urging Congress to take back its authority on tariffs. From the letter: "The Supreme Court has spoken, and now it is Congress's turn to act. We urge you to seize this moment, work across party lines, and restore to the American people meaningful contr  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market -released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Multnomah County Community Health Center has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concerns over proposed changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding benefit and payment parameters for 2027. In its letter, the health center emphasizes the crucial role that community health centers play in the success of Basic Health Programs and Marketplace Exchanges nationwide. These centers are e  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * NCL, 55 Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Pass the Safety Is Not For Sale Act The National Consumers League (NCL) and 55 of the nation's most prominent automobile safety and consumer protection organizations sent a letter to leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in support of the Safety is Not For Sale Act. The legislation requires that optional automobile sa  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 12 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * DEQ issues enforcement order, $3 million civil penalty to Coffin Butte Landfill for air quality violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an enforcement order to Valley Landfills Inc. today that includes a civil penalty of more than $3 million for air quality violations at Coffin Butte Landfill north of Corvallis. DEQ's order alleges that  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 13 (TNSrpt) -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Releases the 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report Today the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released the 2025 Wildfire Trends Report, which measures how particulate matter from the 2025 wildfire season affected air quality across the state. Many of the large fires during the 2025 wildfire season (Ju  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Oregon: Legislation Permitting Patients To Consume Medical Cannabis in Healthcare Facilities Advances to Governor's Desk * Salem, OR: Lawmakers have advanced legislation to the Governor's desk permitting qualified patients to consume certain medical cannabis products in eligible residential healthcare facilities. The proposal, HB 4142, require  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 12 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * PACE recognized nationally for its policies and practices * Members of the Property and Casualty Coverage for Education board, PACE Administrators Dave Harvey (top right) and Senior PACE Administrative Assistant Emily Welborn (bottom right) formally received AGRiP's Advisory Standards for Recognition award in early March in Nashville. (Photo courtesy of Dave Harvey) The As  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 13 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * PSU researchers honored for tangible impacts with their inventions From high-speed communications to semiconductor technologies, the inventive work of two Portland State University researchers is being recognized on a national stage. Suresh Singh, a professor of computer science, and Shankar Rananavare, a research associate professor of chemistry, have been named Senior Members of the National Ac  more

ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Rapid evolution can 'rescue' species from climate change * A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme, four-year drought in California, and researchers now know why: The flowers were rescued by their own rapid evolution. In the study, published in Science March 12, researchers tracked scarlet monkeyflower populat  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 13 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * REDDIT USER PUSHES BACK AGAINST ILLEGAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SURVEILLANCE San Francisco, California - Today, Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) filed a motion to quash (a motion to stop a person or entity from complying with an illegal process) in US District Court in San Francisco, on behalf of J. Doe, an anonymous Reddit user and United States citizen. Depa  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potato Industry * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with House and Senate colleagues, in asking President Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes du  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Tammy I. Barlet, vice president of government affairs at Student Veterans of America, from a March 3, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars & Multi VSO: Student Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Minority Veterans of America, National Association of  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 13 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * Students show Resilience in Action in 2026 Student journalists, educators and supporters across the country came together Feb. 26 -- and throughout the month of February -- for the ninth annual Student Press Freedom Day. At a time when student journalists are facing escalating threats, this year's event welcomed examples of resilience and resolve. Students used the day to educate  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 13 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones and Coalition of Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration Effort to Undermine Birth Control Coverage Attorney General Jay Jones has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations that undermine the Affordable Care Act's guarantee of no-cost contrac  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Presses Trump Administration Over USPS Changes Jeopardizing Americans' Tax Returns, Mail-In Ballots * Senator says recent postmarking rule change and consolidation of processing facilities will result in delays for tax returns and mail-in ballots in consequential election year Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed the Trump administration ov  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Wyden Presses Trump Administration Over USPS Changes Jeopardizing Americans' Tax Returns, Mail-In Ballots Senator says recent postmarking rule change and consolidation of processing facilities will result in delays for tax returns and mail-in ballots in consequential election year * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-O  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Trade Investigations Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announcing investigations into potential issues of overcapacity and overproduction in numerous industries in 16 countries. "Donald Trump i  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Restore Student Loan Assistance for Students, Boost Health Care Workforce * Bill overturns provision in Republicans' Big Ugly Bill that ripped away student loan assistance for professional and graduate students Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today said he has joined his colleagues in introducing legislation that would reverse a provision in the Republica  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Lee, Davidson and Lofgren Introduce Bill to Reform FISA Section 702, Protect Americans' Constitutional Rights and Plug Data Broker Surveillance Loophole * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., today introduced an updated version of the Government Surveillance Reform Act to enact new protections  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump's Defense Department airstrikes on a girls' elementary school reportedly  more